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2025 MAFP Academy Award Nominees Announced

MAFP Academy Awards

The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) is proud to announce the following nominees for its 2025 Academy Awards.

Family Medicine Educator of the Year nominees

  • Chatura Alur, MD, MPH
  • Keri B. Bergeson, MD
  • Anne Doering, MD
  • Kathryn G. Justesen, MD
  • Michelle M. McDonough, MD
  • Keith L. Stelter, MD, FAAFP
  • Sandra L. Stover, MD, FAAFP

Innovation & Research Award nominee

  • Under committee review

Family Medicine Resident of the Year nominees

  • Marijo Botten, DO
  • Adjoa E. Kusi-Appiah, MD
  • Kaleigh K. Longcrier, DO

Medical Student Leadership Award nominees

  • Under committee review

Congratulations to this year’s nominees, and thank you for the impact you’re making in family medicine!


The Academy Awards nomination period has closed. Nominations will now be reviewed by the MAFP Board of Directors or MAFP Research and Quality Improvement Committee (for the Innovation & Research Award). The recipient of each award will be notified in late March and publicly announced in late April/early May.

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